Gut Reaction: Cardinals 4, Mets 3 (13 INN) – 4/26/18

The Mets led twice late in the game but came out on the wrong end of a 4-3 score in extra innings Thursday afternoon against the Cardinals to drop the rubber game of the series. The Mets scored a first inning run and tacked on another score in the seventh inning, both runs courtesy of [...]

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The Mets’ catching situation is untenable

Y’know, twenty years ago, the Mets had a problem. They were a team with a lot of potential and some outstanding players: John Olerud, Edgardo Alfonzoand Al Leiter come to mind. They had staunch defense, anchored by young Rey Ordonez, spectacular at shortstop. They had the vaunted “veteran presence” in the lineup with Carlos Baerga [...]

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Gut Reaction: Cardinals 9, Mets 1 (4/25/18)

What a dreadful game. The Mets received a thorough shellacking at the hands of the St. Louis Cardinals and relapsed to some 2017-style baseball tonight. Really, the less said about it, the better. Once again, Steven Matz couldn't get through the fourth inning. The Mets committed three errors in the third and fourth innings, leading [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 6, Cardinals 5 (10 innings) – 4/24/18

Struggling sluggers Jay Bruce and Yoenis Cespedes sprang to life with two clutch long balls that propelled the Mets to a 6-5 win over the Cardinals in 10 innings. The Mets were down 4-1 until Cespedes' mammoth 3-run blast tied it up  in the fifth inning. Bruce's two-out solo shot in the 10th gave the [...]

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The NL East looks tough so far

Before the start of the current season, the realistic Mets fan probably thought the best chance for the Mets to make the postseason would be via the wild card route, as Washington was a strong favorite to win the division. One factor that would have been expected to aid any wild card drive for the [...]

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Mets Minors: A package for J.T. Realmuto

In listening to the radio pundits over the past few week, I’ve begun to get annoyed with a trend I’ve witnessed. These experts do not think the Mets have what it takes to trade with the Marlins for J.T. Realmuto and they back these claims up with little actual information of the Met minor league [...]

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Monday catch-all thread (4/23/18)

Brandon Belt set an MLB record with a 21-pitch AB on Sunday. He fouled off 16 two-strike pitches before making an out. The opposing pitcher was Jaime Barria, who somehow threw 49 pitches in the inning without allowing a run. That sound you just heard was Chris F's head exploding as he stares at a [...]

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